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It has been another busy week in Badgers.  First, the skill of writing instructions was put to the test with a choice of how to look after your pet or how to brush your teeth.  It was decided that the clearer and more concise they were, the better.  There was an amazing visit to Squirrels with everyone having the chance to see the fantastic home-made Anderson shelters.  It was a...
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This week the Otters have been finding out about the incredible engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. They learnt about his upbringing and how his French engineer father, Marc Brunel, was determined to make Isambard the best engineer in the world – and he certainly succeeded! They looked at the variety of projects that Brunel worked on such as the Box Tunnel, the Clifton Suspension bridge, the Great Western Railway and dockyard....
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This afternoon, at Performance Platform,  we have enjoyed pieces from our emerging musical talent at Springmead.  Having opportunity to perform as well as the discipline of practice is important in developing musical skills and purpose.  Musicality starts through early experiences – in Nursery we support this by offering a rich music environment through experiencing a wide variety of musical genres – singing and dancing together, noting rhythms, pitch and timings...
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Wow – what a lot we packed into a week. The Rabbits loved walking around the science fair on Friday, and we spent the afternoon doing our own experiments. We wanted to know if a snowman would get too hot if it wore a coat so we did an experiment with an ice cube and a sock and one without to see which would melt faster. We had a great...
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On Go Explore this week the Hedgehogs went off to the wildlife area. We were super lucky as it wasn’t rainy at all so we had a lovely walk down. The hill (or mountain to the Hedgehogs!) was a bit slippy and was a definite hike back up, the stile was great for our physical development. Down at the wildlife area we enjoyed the story of Stick Man whilst having...
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